Bat-making machine.



D. HAYNES.

BAT MAKING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. 2o, 190e.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909..

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D. HAYNES.

BAT MAKING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED Nov: 2o, 190s.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

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DANIEL HAYNES, OF SEALY, TEXAS.

B AT-MAKING MACHINE Specification lof Letters Patent.

Application filed November 20, 1998.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

Serial No. 463,680.

To all whom t 'may concern:

Be it lrnoivn trat l, DANIEL 'VAYNns, of Sealy, in the county of Austinand btate of T xas, have invented certain new and useful lmprovemeuts inBat- Making lilachines; and l do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in bat making machines, theobject of the invention being to provide means to facilitate themanufacture of bats from cotton lint.

A further object is to construct the mechanism in such manner thatcotton lintcan be readily placed in position to form a bat and the edgesof the material Which constitutes the envelop easily and quicklyfastened, either by stitching or by means or" adhesive material.

lilith these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter setforth and pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation showing anapplication of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a plan view, and Fig. 3 is asectional view on the line oo a: of Fig. 1.

1 represents a platform which may be a loiver floor of a building and 2represents an elevated platform which may be an upper floor of the samebuilding.

A flue or chute 3 passes through the platform 2 and with the upper endof this line or chute a suitable flue (not shoivn) from a cotton gincommunicates. The flue or chute 3 preferably has a cross-section theshape of a bat to be formed and at its loiver end is intended todischarge into a box 1l in which the bat is to be formed.

fr carriage 5 is mounted on suitable trackvvays t3 located on the loiverplatform 1 anc carries two bat supports 7-8 and upon these supports thebat forming boxes l may be located. ln the drawings l have shown tivobat-forming boxes 4, to each of Which ropes 9 are attached and theseropes pass over suitable guides located under the upper platform 2; thefree ends of said ropes being secured by means of cleats 10. These ropesafford means for raising and lowering the bat-forming boxes. Twoplungers 11-12 are also provided and the rods 13-14 of these plunger-spass loosely through suitable openings in the platform 2. To eachplunger rod a rope 15 is attached and after passing over guide 16located some dis tance above 'the platform 2, may be secured to a cleatl?. ln rear of each plunger rod, a bracket 1S is secured upon theplatform Q and the cross-bar of each bracket is intended to receive andconstitute av fulcrum for a lever 19. rllhc lever 19 is adapted toengage the upper end of the plunger rod so that i hen the free end ofsaid lever is depressed the plunger will be forced downwardly tocompress a bat and holding it securely upon one of the bat supports andthe lever may be held thus depressed by means of a short rope 2O orsimilar flexible device secur-ed at one end to the platform 2 anddetachably secured at its other end to the free end of the lever. v

The envelop which incloses the cotton lint may be made of cheese clothor of papers.

ln operating the machine a sheet of cheese cloth or paper is placed uponone of the bat supports, as indicated at 21, and a bat forming box isthen placed in position on said support. llhe carriage will then bemoved so that this bat support and box Will become disposed under thelower end of the flue or chute 3 so as to receive lint cotton from thelatter. lVhen sunicient cotton shall have been deposited into the batforming box the carriage Will be moved laterally from the flue or chuteuntil the box containing the cotton shall become disposed under one ofthe plungers 11 or 12. The bat-forming box may now be raised by means ofthe ropes 9 and another sheet of cheese cloth or paper Q2 placed uponthe cotton, or if desired the upper sheet of the envelop may be placedin position upon the cotton before removing the bat forming box. Thepartially completed bat is now in position to receive a plunger and thelatter Will be lowered and pressed downwardly by means of the lever 19so as to hold the lint cotton and the sheets of cheese cloth or paperfirmly in place. The edges of the sheets composing the envelop and whichproject beyond the edges of the plunger may noiv be fastened bystitching or by the use of suitable adhesive material. Vvlhile thisoperation is being performed the other bat support and bat forming boxon the carriage will be in position under the flue or chute 3 to receivematerial for the formation of another bat.

Various slight changes might be made in the details of construction ofmy invention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting itsscope and hence I do not wish to restrict myself to the precise detailsherein set forth.

Having fully described my invention what claim as new and desire tosecure by Let'- ters-Patent, is,-

1. Bat forming means comprising a movable bat support, a movable batforming box, an independent chute for feeding lint cotton to saidsupport andf box, and means for compressing the lint cotton.

2. lfat forming means comprising a movable bat support, a movable batforming box removable from said support, and means for feeding lintcotton to said support and box.

3. Bat forming means comprising a movable bat support, a bat forming boxmovable with and removable from said support, means for feeding lintcotton to said support and box, and means for holdingl the bat while theedges thereof are being fastened.

4. Bat forming means comprising` a carriage, bat supports thereon,removabley bat forming boxes mounted on said supports, means for feedinglint cotton to said supports and boxes, plungers for compressing thebats, and means for operating said plungers.

5. Bat forming means comprising a chute or Hue, acarriage, a series ofbat supports on the carriage and movable thereby to position under thechute or fiue, plungers located at respective sides of 'the chute orflue and adapted to compress a bat While the edges thereof are beingfastened, a lever engaging the rod of said plunger, and means forsecuring said lever. y

G. Bat forming means comprising a carriage, a bat support thereon, a batforming box, means for raising andf lowering said bat' forming' box, achute or flue to feed lint cotton to said box and support, a plunger toengage a bat on said support, a rod projecting from said plunger, meansfor raising and lowering the plunger, and a lever to engage said plungerrod to compress the bat under the` plunger.

ln testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL HAYNES.

l/Vitnesses S. L. STONE, OTTO SGHROEDER.

